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Forward and Back

Posted on November 10, 2017 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Forward and Back

Few things happened this week. First was that I took (and passed) the CISSP exam. 6 Months of studying, worrying, and panicking all through. The test itself was not exactly what I expected, as it seemed to focus on a couple of domains and barely touched on others. Still, that is something I am glad…

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Attribution, why it can sink us

Posted on October 26, 2017 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Attribution, why it can sink us

Attribution is tough. We all know that. We all question it. Some of our jobs might depend on it. Yet, through it all, we have a lot to learn about it. I bring this up because I feel it is an elephant in the room. We as infosec professionals and even amateurs have a desire…

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This week and some thoughts on Kaspersky

Posted on October 13, 2017 By Michael Kavka No Comments on This week and some thoughts on Kaspersky

Interesting week this week for me. I uploaded a few new Powershell Scripts to my Github, mind you that while changing telephone numbers or unchecking an attribute box in AD is not sexy security, these scripts do show how to do some manipulation. The Attribute box for “Deny this user permission to Remote Desktop Session…

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